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Follow Us We are first in your inbox with the most important news in the industry―keeping you smarter and one-step ahead in this ever-changing and competitive market.Start your free subscription GE Gas Turbines Will Replace Coal at Colorado Plant The plan to retire the last coal-fired units at a power plant in Colorado has moved a step closer to completion, with the announcement that Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) has chosen General Electric (GE) technology to keep the plant operating at least temporarily as a gas-fired facility. GE on Feb. 10 announced that six of the company’s ad...

Share this article Share this article PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), a joint project led by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI), surpassed a major milestone of $100 million in funding, adding its 33 rd sponsor, Xcel Energy. This global collaboration is gaining momentum in delivering scientific credibility and objectivity to support international decarbonization. Low-Carbon Resources Initiative Sponsors LCRI is a unique effort across the energy landscape, leveraging the collaborative rese...

The Craig Station coal-burning power plant in Moffat County is pictured Feb. 27, 2020. Tri-State Generation plans to close the plant by 2030. Hoping to lower wholesale electricity costs, increase price transparency, and mitigate congestion on the transmission system for participating markets, the Southwest Power Pool launched its Western Energy Imbalance Services market Monday morning. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is one of several regional utilities are participating in the market. The real-time balancing market is the latest of SPP’s contract-based Western Energy Serv...

Dive Brief: Despite setting goals to decarbonize their resource mix, many utility pledges amount to little more than "meaningless greenwashing" because power companies are not moving quickly enough to phase out fossil fuels and add clean energy, according to a new report and data set from Sierra Club. The report grades utility decarbonization efforts based on coal plant retirement schedules, plans to add gas-fired capacity, and clean energy investment. Some utilities with carbon-neutral pledges received a failing grade using Sierra Club's methodology. The utility sector defended its approac...

Colorado coal production last year fell considerably from the previous year, to the lowest level in decades.